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Frosted Mint Bars

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One of my favorites when I was younger. They are a little rich so make sure to cut them into small squares. The mint frosting actually helps balance all the flavors. You won’t be sorry you tried these!

Ingredients

  • FOR THE BARS:
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • ½ cups Softened Butter
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 2 whole Eggs
  • ⅔ cups Flour
  • ½ cups Cocoa
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • _____
  • FOR THE FROSTING:
  • 1-½ cup Powdered Sugar
  • ¼ cups Butter, Softened
  • ⅛ cups Milk
  • ¼ teaspoons Peppermint Extract
  • 3 drops Green Food Coloring
  • 1 ounce, weight Baking Square Unsweetened Chocolate

Preparation

1. Mix sugar, butter, vanilla, and eggs. Add the remaining bar ingredients. Stir until creamy.

2. Pour into a greased 8×8 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes. Let cool.

3. Frosting: Mix powdered sugar with butter. Then add milk and peppermint extract and mix (may need less milk or more powdered sugar, just mix to desired consistency). Add 3 drops of green food coloring (or to desired green color). Spread over brownies once they are cool. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.

4. Melt square of unsweetened chocolate (you can do this in a saucepan over low heat or in the microwave, heating 30 seconds at a time until melted) and then drizzle over bars.

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Elizabeth's Dutch Oven on 4.17.2011

Katyingrande – I just realized that it looks like it sys1/3 cup milk but it is actually 1/8 cup milk. Sorry about that, 1/3 cup would be a LOT of milk for the frosting!

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katyingrande on 4.4.2011

i made this for a family gathering on Sunday and it came out great but 1/3 cup of milk was too much and made the frosting too thin. I ended up using 3 – 4 tablespoons of milk and it worked perfect. It was very good though!

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4littleFergusons on 4.2.2011

Oh wow, these look divine!!!!

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katyingrande on 4.4.2011

Sorry for the duplication, I meant to leave a review not a comment. I made this for a family gathering on Sunday and it came out great but 1/3 cup of milk was too much and made the frosting too thin. I make a new batch of frosting and only used 3 – 4 tablespoons of milk and it worked perfectly. It was very good and I will definitely be making it again!

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